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Australia is one of the hottest and driest continents on earth and is experiencing its third hottest year on record....
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Patients and doctors are set to benefit from the Rudd Government’s moves to streamline and simplify the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). ...
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A staggering 285 million people worldwide now have diabetes, according to the latest data from the International Diabetes Federation (IDF)....
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The number of people using disability support services increased from 188,000 to 245,700, between 2003–04 and 2007–08, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)....
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Two adults with confirmed meningococcal disease are in a stable condition and are being treated with antibiotics in a hospital in the South Eastern Sydney region. ...
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People need to eat, like to eat and are programmed to eat. Australian neuroscientists took these truths to be self-evident before embarking on a radically new direction in weight loss research....
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NSW Health today warned people to take the risk of heat-related illness seriously ahead of the summer season....
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Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson’s Disease....
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NSW Health is warning people, as a precautionary measure, not to eat loose semi-dried tomatoes unless they have been thoroughly cooked because recent evidence from Victoria shows an association between developing hepatitis A and contaminated semi-dried to...
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NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant today made a renewed call for people to obtain the Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccination as NSW distributed its 1.5 millionth dose of the vaccine....
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November marks the beginning of Movember, the annual moustache-growing charity event aimed at raising awareness and funding for men’s health issues, particularly prostate cancer and depression. ...
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November is Lung Health Awareness Month and the Rudd Government is encouraging Australians not to take their lungs for granted....
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Insoluble dietary fibre, or roughage, not only keeps you regular, say Australian scientists, it also plays a vital role in the immune system, keeping certain diseases at bay....
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NSW Minister for Health, John Della Bosca, released a new report card that reveals despite a serious drought and recent floods, fruit and vegetables and other healthy foods were much cheaper than junk food....
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Data released today has revealed more than 4 in 10 smokers still smoke in the presence of children....
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A study of non-professional rugby players in Australia has revealed the true effects of mild traumatic brain injury (concussion). These results were recently published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine, and reinforces that mild traumatic brain in...
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Every year, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Pink Ribbon Day provides a significant opportunity to promote key awareness messages about breast cancer within Australia....
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More women are being diagnosed with breast cancer than ever before, but death rates continue to fall, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) and National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC)....
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Healthy eating is probably the last thing on the minds of the more than 200,000 school students preparing for exams this month. But according to Australia’s leading nutrition organisation, eating the right food is one of the keys to exam success....
